Casualty viewers have been left in tears as iconic character Charlie Fairhead bowed out from the BBC collection after 38-years and 900 episodes on Saturday.
The Senior cost nurse, performed by Derek Thompson for the reason that present’s inception in 1986, had been left along with his life hanging within the stability after being brutally stabbed in final week’s cliffhanger.
As Charlie lay in a coma and his colleagues battled to save lots of his life a flashback was proven of his early profession as he handled the tragic aftermath of a nail bomb in Nineteen Eighties London.
It was additionally revealed that in his earlier days as an formidable nurse he saved the lifetime of colleague Stevie Nash’s father when she was a younger woman.
Inspired to grow to be a health care provider herself by the incident Stevie (Elinor Lawless) carried out life-saving surgical procedure on Charlie, leaving followers at house ‘sobbing’.
Casualty viewers have been left in tears as iconic character Charlie Fairhead bowed out from the BBC collection after 38-years and 900 episodes on Saturday
The Senior cost nurse, performed by Derek Thompson for the reason that present’s inception in 1986, had been left along with his life hanging within the stability after being brutally stabbed in final week’s cliffhanger
As Charlie lay in a coma and his colleagues battled to save lots of his life a flashback was proven of his early profession as he handled the tragic aftermath of a nail bomb in Nineteen Eighties London
Charlie was mentored in his youth by gruff Matron Shirley, performed by EastEnders‘ Anette Badland, who was each inch the devoted nurse he would grow to be, earlier than he was left devastated when she died shortly earlier than her retirement.
After coming spherical, Charlie was joined at his bedside by his greatest pal and paramedic Josh Griffiths (Ian Bleasdale) who stop the present in 2007.
Telling his pal, he ‘deserved a relaxation’ earlier than Charlie concluded it was the best time to hold up his stethoscope and later left the hospital to cheers from his colleagues.
Charlie and pal Josh then drove off in a yellow Beetle, together with cans connected to it and an indication within the again window that mentioned: ‘Just retired.’
Taking to X, previously twitter, one viewer wrote: ‘It’s the way in which I’m sobbing proper now. I really like this present a lot’.
While a second added:”Charlie Fairhead has retired from Holby ED. the proper exit for him! At least we all know he can go to the ED once more in some unspecified time in the future sooner or later’.
And: Oh god I’m crying now’.
Someone else requested: ‘What is casualty going to be like now with out Charlie?’.
It was then revealed that Charlie Inspired had Stevie to grow to be a health care provider and she or he then carried out life-saving surgical procedure on him, leaving followers at house ‘sobbing’
After coming spherical, Charlie was joined at his bedside by his greatest pal and paramedic Josh Griffiths (Ian Bleasdale) who stop the present in 2007
Telling his pal, he ‘deserved a relaxation’ earlier than Charlie concluded it was the best time to hold up his stethoscope and later left the hospital to cheers from his colleagues
Charlie choked again tears as he mentioned his remaining goodbye to Holby City Hospital
Charlie and pal Josh then drove off in a yellow Beetle, together with cans connected to it and an indication within the again window that mentioned: ‘Just retired’
Emotional viewers took to social media following Charlie’s exit
Another gushed: ‘Incredibly good and transferring episode. Glad Charlie is okay’.
While one other viewer agreed: ‘I’m so happy Charlie wasn’t killed off’.
It comes after MailOnline’s Katie Hind reported that actor Derek Thompson’s destiny was sealed as a result of his wage – between £349,999 and £399,999 a 12 months – was too excessive for BBC chiefs to justify after axing Casualty spin-off Holby City and Doctors.
With the BBC now turning to the favored Barney Walsh to fill the void left Charlie.
Bradley, the son of actor and presenter Bradley Walsh, joined the present final 12 months, enjoying hapless workers nurse Cameron ‘Cam’ Mickelthwaite.
Bosses imagine they will money in on his excessive profile. He presents Gladiators on the BBC, and has appeared on ITV productions Breaking Dad and The Larkins alongside his father. In Charlie’s absence, Cam would have greater storylines and, executives hope, he would pull in youthful viewers. Walsh, 26, can be in talks to star on this 12 months’s Strictly Come Dancing.
A BBC insider mentioned: ‘Charlie was a little bit of a garbage nurse when he first arrived, as is Cam, which is why this makes all of it such a stunning concept from the bosses. They suppose that turning Cam into the ‘face of the nurses’ in lieu of Charlie is a no brainer. His reputation has soared a lot since Gladiators so it will imply he can be given greater storylines and he can be used extra, to cease anybody else grabbing him.’